Dismissal of 250 Israeli soldiers from the army due to psychological attacks in the Gaza war

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, in the shadow of the continuation of the war in Gaza and the failure of the occupying army to achieve concrete results on the battlefield and the fear of the soldiers from the ambush of Hamas forces in Gaza, the Israeli website “Wala” published a report: “The mental health of Israeli soldiers has been affected since the beginning of the ground attack on the Gaza Strip.. 76% of these soldiers have received primary psychological treatment in the field.”

According to this report, available data and information show that almost 1,000 Israeli soldiers have not recovered despite initial treatment on the battlefield and need further rehabilitation, and the army command is extremely concerned. There is an increase in the number of soldiers who suffer from deeper psychological problems, especially “post-traumatic stress disorder”. According to this report, at least 1,600 Israeli soldiers have suffered from war shock symptoms and Strong heart rate, increased sweating, sudden increase in blood pressure, uncontrollable shaking of the body, confusion and lack of concentration are some of the most important symptoms that they experienced. War trauma will also have long-term psychological effects such as panic, depression, sleep disorders, sudden outbursts of anger and damage to emotional capacity for these soldiers.

The website wrote: There is an initial treatment for war shock that will restore the soldier to work and save him from feeling helpless, but it may aggravate the symptoms. However, if it continues for more than four weeks, the soldier may develop more severe PTSD, which will require more in-depth therapeutic intervention. According to available statistics, about 250 soldiers were discharged due to persistent symptoms of war shock.

Furthermore, data shows that during the war, 900 to 1,000 soldiers were sent to centers. Rehabilitation has been referred in the back of the front. These are soldiers whose mental health field assistance has not improved their condition and require additional treatment. In addition to these soldiers, there are other soldiers who suffer from similar symptoms, but not because of being in the Gaza field, but because of the shock of the attack. Hamas to the bases of the Israeli army on October 7.

Two days ago, the Yediot Aharonot newspaper, in a report, discussed and wrote about the psychological damage that happened to the Israeli society and the soldiers of this regime after the war in Gaza. that the group of hospitals and psychiatric centers have requested to declare a state of emergency. Because at least 300,000 people in Israel have been added to the number of people who need psychotherapy, and the psychiatric hospitals have written a letter to Israel’s inspector general demanding the declaration of a state of emergency due to the occurrence of a “great crisis in the mental health of Israelis”.

Yediot Aharanot pointed out that the number and quality of the psychological problems of Israeli soldiers will not be known until they return from Gaza, and wrote: “The situation is so chaotic that Israeli soldiers shoot at their comrades.”

A few days ago, the Zionist regime TV (Kan) announced that a soldier of this regime shot at his fellow soldiers after returning from Gaza and said that in this attack, a number of soldiers They are injured.

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